The Association of British Insurers (ABI) is proposing the idea of traffic-light warnings on flood risk properties for sale in England and Wales. The warnings are intended to work in…
Research with flood-affected children reveals serious impacts on well-being but also a desire to take on a role in flood risk management. Lancaster University researchers found that factors impacting on…
A new report from Rewilding Britain highlights the positive impact which rewilding the UK’s landscapes can have upon flood risk. The report comes as MPs on the Environmental Audit Committee…
The UK government has unveiled its long-awaited review (PDF) of the risk the UK faces from heavy rain and flooding. Prompted by severe flooding during the wettest December on record…
The UK’s Environment Secretary Andrea Leadsom yesterday set out how lessons from last winter’s floods have helped build a new approach so the nation is better prepared and more resilient…
Ageas has reported a UK net profit of GBP 27.1 million, down on the same period last year (6M 2015: GBP 29.5 million). The company says the year on year…
A report by the Welsh Audit Office says that 208,000 properties across Wales are at risk of flooding from the sea or rivers. Over 60 per cent of the population…
A report by the UK’s Environment Audit Committee issued last week said that the British government is failing to protect communities from the growing risk of flooding. The Committee warns…
Flood Re, the new flood insurance scheme for homeowners in the UK, launches today, Monday 04 April, 2016. The Association of British Insurers (ABI) describe Flood Re as a “world-first…
The UK government have announced they will be allocating an extra £700 million ($995 million US) towards funding for flood defence in England and Wales. The extra budget will allow…
Cuts to the fire service are leaving more and more communities at risk when flooding strikes, according to a recent report by the by the Fire Brigade Union (FBU) in…
PERILS AG has today disclosed its second loss estimate for the floods in the UK from 04 to 24 December, 2015, following storm Desmond. The revised estimate of the property…
An official report by the Environment Agency in the UK reveals that the winter floods of 2013 to 2014 caused damage in England and Wales costing around £1.3 billion. Residential…
During his visit to moorlands in Derbyshire, England, on 19 February, Sir James Bevan, the Chief Executive of the Environment Agency, said that revitalising natural landscapes can reduce flood risk.…
Flood Re, the body set up by the UK government and the insurance industry to reduce the cost of cover in flood-prone areas of the UK is set to launch…
The Flood Re insurance scheme will fail to reduce flood risk and the number of London households eligible for the scheme could increase by up to 75% during its lifespan,…
